The Sundance Institute
We discover and support independent film and media artists. 2027 #SundanceFilmFestival: January 21–31 in Boulder, Colorado

May brings new Sundance Institute–supported films and series from Festival alums to theaters and streaming, spanning crime, horror, and documentary.
🔗 Link in bio to read this month’s Release Rundown.

May brings new Sundance Institute–supported films and series from Festival alums to theaters and streaming, spanning crime, horror, and documentary.
🔗 Link in bio to read this month’s Release Rundown.

May brings new Sundance Institute–supported films and series from Festival alums to theaters and streaming, spanning crime, horror, and documentary.
🔗 Link in bio to read this month’s Release Rundown.

May brings new Sundance Institute–supported films and series from Festival alums to theaters and streaming, spanning crime, horror, and documentary.
🔗 Link in bio to read this month’s Release Rundown.

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

That’s a wrap on the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival! 🎬
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Park City, Salt Lake City, and online for eleven unforgettable days of premieres, discoveries, and shared experiences. We’re deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, partners, staff, and volunteers who made this year possible.
We also honor Robert Redford, whose vision created a lasting home for independent voices.
Photo credits:
“Saw”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Buddy”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Josephine”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“BAIT”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“Give Me The Ball!”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“Little Miss Sunshine”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“The Brittney Griner Story”
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Rock Springs”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Musical”
📸: Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute
“If I Go Will They Miss Me”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Moment”
📸: Lauren Wester/Sundance Institute
“The Invite”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Gallerist”
📸: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
“The Shitheads”
📸: Breanna Downs/Sundance Institute
“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”
📸: Lauren Hartmann/Sundance Institute
Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Robert Redford
📸: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival
Everyone Has A Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
📸: Stephen Speckman/Sundance Institute
“Run Amok”
📸: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“Mysterious Skin”
📸: Stephanie Dunn/Sundance Institute
Egyptian Theatre Marquee
📸: by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
2027 #SundanceFilmFestival Dates and Venues Announced!
The Sundance Film Festival will take place January 21–31, 2027 in Boulder, Colorado, welcoming artists and audiences to its new location.
Also unveiled today are the venues that will feature world premieres, compelling conversations, special events, and more.
Save the date and subscribe to our emails for the latest on Festival updates. Link in our bio.

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Mexico City, thank you! 🇲🇽
Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 came to a close surrounded by an incredible community of artists, audiences, and staff. Together with @cinepolismx, we spent four days sharing films, thoughtful conversations, and new perspectives that will stay with us long after the final screening.
From packed theaters to powerful panels, every moment reflected the spirit of independent storytelling. Until next time.
Photos: Noel Foglia, Jesus Elvira and Daniel Contreras Reyes

Last week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Michelle Satter received the 2026 Mel Novikoff Award. 🏆
Presented by SFFILM and the Mel Novikoff Family Foundation, the award honors champions of film culture and the theatrical experience. Artists, advisors, and alumni gathered for an evening recognizing Satter’s decades of supporting independent filmmakers through Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs.
The program featured a conversation with Peter Nicks and a screening of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin and co-written by Lucy Alibar, both fellows of Sundance Institute’s 2009 Screenwriters Lab.
Read more about the impact of Michelle’s work at the link in our bio.
Photos courtesy of SFFILM. Photos by Pamela Gentile.

Last week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Michelle Satter received the 2026 Mel Novikoff Award. 🏆
Presented by SFFILM and the Mel Novikoff Family Foundation, the award honors champions of film culture and the theatrical experience. Artists, advisors, and alumni gathered for an evening recognizing Satter’s decades of supporting independent filmmakers through Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs.
The program featured a conversation with Peter Nicks and a screening of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin and co-written by Lucy Alibar, both fellows of Sundance Institute’s 2009 Screenwriters Lab.
Read more about the impact of Michelle’s work at the link in our bio.
Photos courtesy of SFFILM. Photos by Pamela Gentile.

Last week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Michelle Satter received the 2026 Mel Novikoff Award. 🏆
Presented by SFFILM and the Mel Novikoff Family Foundation, the award honors champions of film culture and the theatrical experience. Artists, advisors, and alumni gathered for an evening recognizing Satter’s decades of supporting independent filmmakers through Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs.
The program featured a conversation with Peter Nicks and a screening of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin and co-written by Lucy Alibar, both fellows of Sundance Institute’s 2009 Screenwriters Lab.
Read more about the impact of Michelle’s work at the link in our bio.
Photos courtesy of SFFILM. Photos by Pamela Gentile.

Last week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Michelle Satter received the 2026 Mel Novikoff Award. 🏆
Presented by SFFILM and the Mel Novikoff Family Foundation, the award honors champions of film culture and the theatrical experience. Artists, advisors, and alumni gathered for an evening recognizing Satter’s decades of supporting independent filmmakers through Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs.
The program featured a conversation with Peter Nicks and a screening of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin and co-written by Lucy Alibar, both fellows of Sundance Institute’s 2009 Screenwriters Lab.
Read more about the impact of Michelle’s work at the link in our bio.
Photos courtesy of SFFILM. Photos by Pamela Gentile.

Last week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Michelle Satter received the 2026 Mel Novikoff Award. 🏆
Presented by SFFILM and the Mel Novikoff Family Foundation, the award honors champions of film culture and the theatrical experience. Artists, advisors, and alumni gathered for an evening recognizing Satter’s decades of supporting independent filmmakers through Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs.
The program featured a conversation with Peter Nicks and a screening of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin and co-written by Lucy Alibar, both fellows of Sundance Institute’s 2009 Screenwriters Lab.
Read more about the impact of Michelle’s work at the link in our bio.
Photos courtesy of SFFILM. Photos by Pamela Gentile.

Last week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Michelle Satter received the 2026 Mel Novikoff Award. 🏆
Presented by SFFILM and the Mel Novikoff Family Foundation, the award honors champions of film culture and the theatrical experience. Artists, advisors, and alumni gathered for an evening recognizing Satter’s decades of supporting independent filmmakers through Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs.
The program featured a conversation with Peter Nicks and a screening of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin and co-written by Lucy Alibar, both fellows of Sundance Institute’s 2009 Screenwriters Lab.
Read more about the impact of Michelle’s work at the link in our bio.
Photos courtesy of SFFILM. Photos by Pamela Gentile.

Last week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Michelle Satter received the 2026 Mel Novikoff Award. 🏆
Presented by SFFILM and the Mel Novikoff Family Foundation, the award honors champions of film culture and the theatrical experience. Artists, advisors, and alumni gathered for an evening recognizing Satter’s decades of supporting independent filmmakers through Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs.
The program featured a conversation with Peter Nicks and a screening of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin and co-written by Lucy Alibar, both fellows of Sundance Institute’s 2009 Screenwriters Lab.
Read more about the impact of Michelle’s work at the link in our bio.
Photos courtesy of SFFILM. Photos by Pamela Gentile.

Last week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Michelle Satter received the 2026 Mel Novikoff Award. 🏆
Presented by SFFILM and the Mel Novikoff Family Foundation, the award honors champions of film culture and the theatrical experience. Artists, advisors, and alumni gathered for an evening recognizing Satter’s decades of supporting independent filmmakers through Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs.
The program featured a conversation with Peter Nicks and a screening of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin and co-written by Lucy Alibar, both fellows of Sundance Institute’s 2009 Screenwriters Lab.
Read more about the impact of Michelle’s work at the link in our bio.
Photos courtesy of SFFILM. Photos by Pamela Gentile.

Just Announced 🚨
Join us for a special presentation of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE in partnership with @sundanceorg and @searchlightpics at Film on the Rocks, presented by @cocacola. This screening will feature a pre-show opening performance by @wheelchairsportscamp, followed by headliner @devotchkamusic.
Tickets on sale tomorrow, May 1st, at 10 am.
#colorado150

Wishing a happy 80th birthday to the “Pope of Trash,” John Waters! 🎂🦩
A Sundance Institute alum, juror, advisor, and forever icon, John has spent his career championing the outrageous, subversive, and proudly outsider.
Celebrating with a few of his most iconic words of wisdom. What’s your favorite John Waters film?

Wishing a happy 80th birthday to the “Pope of Trash,” John Waters! 🎂🦩
A Sundance Institute alum, juror, advisor, and forever icon, John has spent his career championing the outrageous, subversive, and proudly outsider.
Celebrating with a few of his most iconic words of wisdom. What’s your favorite John Waters film?

Wishing a happy 80th birthday to the “Pope of Trash,” John Waters! 🎂🦩
A Sundance Institute alum, juror, advisor, and forever icon, John has spent his career championing the outrageous, subversive, and proudly outsider.
Celebrating with a few of his most iconic words of wisdom. What’s your favorite John Waters film?

Join us, along with event partners Rocky Mountain Equality and The Center on Colfax, for Andrea Gibson: Love Letter from the Afterlife — a multimedia evening of film, poetry, and music premiering at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. MT.
At the heart of the event is the world debut of Andrea Gibson’s last poetry set recorded at Denver’s own Paramount Theatre in 2024. The film was produced by the team behind the Oscar-nominated and Sundance Film Festival–winning documentary, Come See Me in the Good Light.
The Colorado Symphony will accompany Gibson’s poetry and the night’s other performances. The event will feature some of Andrea’s favorite artistic collaborators.
A presale for the Sundance Film Festival community is now live and will run until Thursday, April 23 at 10 p.m. MT. To get your tickets, visit the link in our bio and use code SUNDANCEREDROCKS.

It’s her day :)
“Smiley Face”
Dir. Gregg Araki
(Premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival)

It’s her day :)
“Smiley Face”
Dir. Gregg Araki
(Premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival)

It’s her day :)
“Smiley Face”
Dir. Gregg Araki
(Premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival)
Watch the trailer for “Ricky”, directed by Rashad Frett and starring Stephan James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Titus Welliver, in theaters April 24.
30-year-old Ricky navigates the realities of life after incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.
Premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, supported by Sundance Institute’s Directors, Screenwriters, and Producers Labs, and winner of the Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic.

Feature fiction filmmakers! In the early stages of a screenplay? Apply now for the 2027 Development Track to be considered for multiple programs, fellowships, and grants. Deadline: May 12, 2026.
🔗 Link in bio to apply.

The Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 official lineup is here! 🇲🇽
Join us in Mexico City from April 30 – May 3 for 15 films, a short film program, and special panels at @cinepolismx venues, reflecting a diverse and contemporary global independent cinema landscape.
Explore the program at the link in bio.
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This free tool allows you to view Instagram Stories anonymously, ensuring your activity remains hidden from the story uploader.
Anonstories lets users view Instagram stories without alerting the creator.
Works seamlessly on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and modern browsers like Chrome and Safari.
Prioritizes secure, anonymous browsing without requiring login credentials.
Users can view public stories by simply entering a username—no account needed.
Downloads photos (JPEG) and videos (MP4) with ease.
The service is free to use.
Content from private accounts can only be accessed by followers.
Files are for personal or educational use only and must comply with copyright rules.
Enter a public username to view or download stories. The service generates direct links for saving content locally.